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A LIFE could easily be lost during the traffic chaos while a main road through Hinckley is shut for six months.

This is the view of a resident of Coventry Road who has swapped her car for a bike during the closure and is now “taking a chance with her life” as she cycles to work in Nuneaton.

Susan Clarke fears that the extra traffic being directed towards the Dodwells Roundabout on the A5 could lead to a major accident.

Coventry Road was closed off to through traffic at the start of June and will remain so for a total of 25 weeks while Severn Trent replaces the existing sewer system.

Susan, 52, said: “As one of the residents of Coventry Road directly affected by the closures, I have taken to cycling to work in Nuneaton.

“Trying to cross the Dodwells Road at the A5 roundabout is an absolute nightmare. Traffic turning in to Dodwells has increased dramatically both from around the island and traffic coming directly off the A5 southbound.

“There is nigh-on no way of seeing the cars from the A5 turning immediately left until they actually reach the island as there are huge hedges overgrown. You really do have to take a chance with your life hoping that there isn’t going to be some vehicle travelling at speed.

“This was highlighted when I saw two women who had come from Aldi with their young daughter, who was pushing a doll’s pram, on their way back to Coventry Road and crossing this extremely dangerous junction.

“What lack of insight this is by the powers that be? There is obviously going to be more pedestrian and cyclist activity needing to cross over the Dodwells junction.

“What about temporary lights or a crossing a bit further down Dodwells? What about cutting down the hedge so that at least visibility is improved?

“Something ought to be done and done fast. I’ve been taking a chance with my life but when I saw this little girl, albeit in the arms of mother, at that roundabout, I was petrified of the possible outcome.”